Marine Unmanned Surface Systems (USV) News

The latest ASV / USV news for Autonomous and Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Articles on commercial and naval USV, military ASV, uncrewed surface vessels, product launches and technological advances in USV design and manufacture

ECA Group Unveils Rugged USV for High Seas Operations

ECA GROUP has announced that, in collaboration with its naval architecture subsidiary MAURIC, it has developed a new USV (Unmanned...

Feb 17, 2019
Data Gathering Autonomous Vessel Delivered to Royal Navy

L3 ASV has announced the successful delivery of a long-endurance autonomous vessel known as the C-Enduro to the Royal Navy....

Feb 05, 2019
Sea Hunter USV Autonomously Navigates from California to Hawaii

Leidos has announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Medium Displacement Unmanned Surface Vessel (MDUSV), Sea Hunter, became the...

Jan 31, 2019
USV Completes Autonomous Reconnaissance Missions in Australia

L3 ASV has announced the completion of a series of unmanned surface vessel (USV) demonstrations at the Australian Defence Showcase,...

Jan 22, 2019
Unmanned Surface Vessel Surveys Tibetan Lakes

OceanAlpha has announced that it has taken part in an expedition to survey three plateau glacial lakes in Tibet with...

Jan 21, 2019
Towed Sonar System Tested on Seagull USV

Elbit Systems has announced that its Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) recently completed a series of rigorous sea tests...

Dec 20, 2018
USV-Mounted Minehunting System Demonstrated

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) has announced that it has demonstrated its AQS-24B mine hunting system from a high-speed unmanned surface...

Dec 18, 2018
Elbit Adds Torpedo Launching Capabilities to Seagull USV

Elbit Systems has announced that its ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance) division has teamed with Leonardo to develop...

Dec 10, 2018
Remotely Operated Passenger Ferry Trialled in Finland

Robotics firm ABB has announced that, in conjunction with Helsinki City Transport, it has performed a remote operation trial of...

Dec 08, 2018
World’s Largest Marine Unmanned Systems Test Site Opened

Oceanalpha, a developer of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that its parent company Yunzhou Intelligent Technology Co., in conjunction...

Dec 06, 2018
Mercury Outboard Motor-Powered Boats Converted to Unmanned Vessels

Dynautics Ltd, a developer of intelligent marine electronics for unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has announced that it has successfully developed...

Nov 19, 2018
Fugro and L3 ASV to Develop Advanced Autonomous Commercial Survey Vessels

L3 ASV and Fugro have announced the signing of a joint development agreement to create the next generation of autonomous...

Nov 08, 2018
USV Designed to Provide Fuel and Cargo Delivery to Offshore Locations

UAVOS has announced that it has developed a new Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) that provides a refuelling system to remote...

Nov 06, 2018
L3 ASV to Conduct Autonomous Vessel Navigation Research

L3 ASV has announced that it has received United Kingdom government funding for a pioneering project on autonomous navigation of...

Oct 30, 2018
USV for Antarctic Missions Under Development

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have announced that they are helping to design an unmanned surface vessel (USV)...

Oct 24, 2018
New 20′ WAM-V Endurance USV Unveiled

Marine Advanced Research has announced that the first of the company’s new 20’ WAM-V USVs (unmanned surface vessels) has been...

Oct 12, 2018
ECA Unveils Vessels to Launch Unmanned Mine Clearance Vehicles

ECA Group and naval architecture firm MAURIC have unveiled OCTOPODA, a new range of mothership-type vessels for launching unmanned systems...

Oct 11, 2018
EMCORE to Develop Inertial Navigation Systems for Maritime Platform

EMCORE Corporation, a provider of inertial sensing products for unmanned systems, has announced that it has been awarded a contract...

Oct 08, 2018
New USV Designed for Mine Countermeasure Operations

ECA Group has announced the release of the INSPECTOR 120, the latest unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the company’s range...

Oct 05, 2018
Sea Machines Trials USV Command & Control Systems

Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous technology for marine vessels, has announced the successful completion of product sea trials...

Oct 04, 2018
The Royal Netherlands Navy Successfully Integrate SeeByte’s Neptune into Remus 100 Fleet

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has successfully integrated SeeByte’s Neptune mission planning and autonomy engine software into its New Generation...

Sep 28, 2018
L3 Acquires ASV Global

L3 Technologies has confirmed that it acquired ASV Global, LLC, a leading unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous vessel control...

Sep 25, 2018
USV Demonstrates Anti-Smuggling Capabilities

Oceanalpha, a developer of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV), has participated in an the world’s first unmanned anti-smuggling exercise as part of...

Sep 18, 2018
New Solution Will Aid USV Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments

Ship technology companies Sonardyne International Ltd., and Guidance Marine Limited have announced that they are working together on a project...

Sep 14, 2018
ASV Global and TerraSond Complete Unmanned Alaskan Hydrographic Survey

ASV Global and TerraSond have announced the successful completion of a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska....

Aug 24, 2018
Oceanalpha USVs Conduct Underwater Topographic Antarctic Survey

Oceanalpha has announced that its unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have been sent to Antarctica in order to perform an underwater...

Aug 06, 2018
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